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==Toys==
==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
===Beast Wars===
[[Men in Black]], who had previously created the [[Onyx Primal]] exclusive for BotCon 96, wanted to make two exclusives for Transcon2. Albitron and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], repaints of the original Beast Wars [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] respectively, would have been available singly as well as in a two-pack.
Men in Black, who had previously created the [[Onyx Primal]] exclusive for BotCon 96, wanted to make two exclusives for Transcon2. Albitron and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], repaints of the original Beast Wars [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] respectively, would have been available singly as well as in a two-pack.


However, MiB solicited the toys before they had gotten approval for them from Hasbro, which reportedly led Hasbro to turn down the proposal. Only one (hand-painted) mock-up of the Albitron toy is known to exist.
However, MiB solicited the toys before they had gotten approval for them from Hasbro, which reportedly led Hasbro to turn down the proposal. Only one (hand-painted) mock-up of the Albitron toy is known to exist.

Revision as of 16:13, 6 June 2007

Albitron was to have been a Maximal in the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Non-evil albino? Not possible in fiction.

Albitron is a Maximal alligator.

Toys

Beast Wars

Men in Black, who had previously created the Onyx Primal exclusive for BotCon 96, wanted to make two exclusives for Transcon2. Albitron and Swoop, repaints of the original Beast Wars Megatron and Terrorsaur respectively, would have been available singly as well as in a two-pack.

However, MiB solicited the toys before they had gotten approval for them from Hasbro, which reportedly led Hasbro to turn down the proposal. Only one (hand-painted) mock-up of the Albitron toy is known to exist.